Dare to make
it rhyme
Fight for
every sound
Change with
every breath
Leave the world
—profound
(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
Author: Kurt Philip Behm
I am a lifelong author with 21 books published to date—one best seller. Much of my writing is about the deception of time and its many disguises.
My Poetry 'An Anthology Of Perception,' is now available in four volumes.
In addition I have a 175 page Poem 'After Midnight,' that was published in
2014.
My Historical Fiction series, 'The Sword Of Ichiban' is now up to volume 8 which is being published this Spring ...
Vol #1- The Sword Of Ichiban
Vol #2- Darkening Sun
Vol #3- Revenge Along The War Trail
Vol #4- Death From The Sky
Vol #5- Jumping Into the Darkness
Vol #6- The Fall City Mandate.
Vol #7- Approaching Storm
Vol #8- Brothers In Blood
One autobiographical novel, 'The Death Of The Playground' a Best Seller,
published in 2007.
One travel novel, 'Searching For Crazy Horse,' published in 2005, recapping my forty years of motorcycle touring in the American Rocky Mountain West.
I have written one Children's Book, 'Sammy & Bumpers' that was published in 2016.
All of my books are available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and better
Book Stores world wide.
Kurt Philip Behm
Lying Unbroken
The Great Chain of Being
it stretches beyond
both forest and meadow
past silence and song
It lays out behind you
to show where you’ve been
eternal before you
far into the din
The Great Chain of Being
attaches us all
through links of connection
from Winter through Fall
One looming question
forever remains
does the chain lie unbroken
—past future the same
(The New Room: January, 2024)
Greener Grass
You often find in strangers
what’s missing in yourself
The plus and minus forces
their magnet strongly felt
It’s easiest to outline
and trace the empty space
Of what’s filled in by others
—that you cannot embrace
(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
“Fire Waits”
An invitation came today
from the Devil’s hand
Two short words addressed my fate
damnation his command
“Arrive at midnight, don’t be late”
inside he wrote in blood
“Wear something light, the fire waits”
—perdition’s victimhood
(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
No Escape
A heavy ear
an empty heart
Breathless voice
with eyes that dart
Love forsaken
rebirthing pain
Hope redundant
—lost refrain
(The New Room: January, 2024)
Laying Claim
The trappings of
a Poet …
or being a Poet
They’re each something
different
remote and distinct
The tweed jacket
wood paneled
image deceiver
Lays claim to what
only
—enlightenment inks
(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
Hell’s Invoice
One day in January
I borrowed a day
A day from late June
I have to repay
The temperature rising
the sun high above
Birds are returning
as thoughts turn to love
As June then approaches
the bill coming due
With summer winds blowing
and everything new
I reach down in sorrow
obliged as I am
To clear my account
—the snow to begin
(Wayne Pennsylvania: January, 2024)
At My Command
Lost within
the writing
Found
with each retelling
The universe
at my command
Time and space
—unveiling
(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
The Winds Of Today
For Papa
That monster inside us
devouring the past
Our memories hunted
most recent to last
No mercy is shown us
as darkness creeps in
Today and tomorrow
—lost into the wind
(Tribute To Hemingway: January, 2024)
Lakota Buffalo Prayer
Shooting
today
Killing
tomorrow
Targeted
fortune
Lost
—to the wind
(The New Room: January, 2024)
Pour Toi
I don’t write for
you … or you … or you
— I write for YOU
(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
An Anthology Of Perception 